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Staff Illustration/Michael Hogue
When the NFL does hit Jerry Jones with the check for the legal costs of his insurrection, it should come as no surprise.
No one, not even Jones, can stage an unsuccessful palace coup and come away unscathed. He's lucky to live in a time where the consequence of failure is no longer imprisonment, torture or the command "off with his head.''
Commissioner Roger Goodell and the owners will settle for a payment believed to be more than $2 million.
The New York Times reported Monday that Goodell is poised to demand the Cowboys owner pay for his attempt to derail the commissioner's contract extension and his support of Ezekiel Elliott's battle to overturn his suspension.